Worship

Worship FAQs

We want you to feel comfortable coming to Church of the Servant for the first time! Whether you are attending your first ever Episcopal service or you “know the ropes,” every church is a little different. Here are answers to some Frequently Asked Questions. And if you still have more questions, just ask! We’re a friendly bunch and were all first-timers once.

Worship Roles

"The Way of Love - When we worship, we gather with others before God. We hear the Good News of Jesus Christ, give thanks, confess, and offer the brokenness of the world to God. As we break bread, our eyes are opened to the presence of Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are made one body, the body of Christ sent forth to live the Way of Love." Each week, many volunteers s…

Music

Music, within the context of worship, is primarily chosen for its power to draw each worshipper and the entire parish community into communion with God, with moments of uplifting praise as well as moments of deep meditation and peace. The musical focus is designed to engage the congregation, encouraging and inspiring them to be active participants. While tasteful and well-execute…

Inside Labyrinth

Contemplative worship is a "seeking" style of worship to know God and our true selves, that self that God has created us to be, the self that it takes a life-time journey of mindfulness to discover and identify. While walking the labyrinth is primarily contemplative, many walk in celebration of all that God has done and continues to do in and through our lives and the lives of o…

Baptism

Baptism marks our membership into the Body of Christ, so it is a sacrament celebrated when the other members are present, usually on Sunday mornings. Our liturgical calendar encourages Baptisms to be done on one of the following Sundays:

• The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord (the first Sunday after Epiphany, which is January 6)
• The Great Easter Vigil or Easter Sunday
• The D…

Adult Confirmation / Reception / Reaffirmation of Faith

Confirmation is the laying on of hands by an Episcopal Bishop during worship. Those confirmed in another Episcopal worshiping community may request to have their letter of membership transferred from the previous church (see Transfer). Those confirmed by a Bishop in another Christian denomination may be received by an Episcopal Bishop in a worship service. Those who have been con…

Weddings

The Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage in the Episcopal tradition begins with these words:

"Dearly beloved: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of these two people in Holy Matrimony. The union of two people in heart, body, and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosp…

Funerals & Memorial Services

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39

Paul's words to the church in Rome are a source of comfort to Christians in times of loss, grief, and desp…